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Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours. The outpatient cosmetic procedure is performed with Thermage®, a device that contours skin all over the body face, eyelids, [...]

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Maggot Therapy Similar To Standard Care For Leg Ulcers

Larval (maggot) therapy has similar health benefits and costs compared with a standard treatment for leg ulcers, find two studies published on bmj.com today. Leg ulcers are chronic wounds most commonly caused by diseased veins in the legs. Debridement (the removal of dead tissue from the ulcer surface) is a common [...]

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For Post-Burn Itching Burn Rehabilitation Experts Outline Best Treatments

Jim Mashburn felt his legs cook. Mr. Mashburn, a worker at a paper-recycling plant, fell through a loose grate and into a sump pit in September 2008 as he was preparing to inspect a steam valve. Super hot condensate, at a temperature of at least 140 degrees Fahrenheit, enveloped his legs instantly, [...]

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